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Sixth Operation
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June 29 1945 Take off: 10.08am. Return: 15.43pm.
Operation Post Mortem Lancaster RA563 Q-Queen2
This operation by squadrons of No.1 Group entailed formations of Lancasters flying over the North
sea at predetermined heights, with allied scientists observing the bomber stream using captured
German radar equipment. This research complimented the allied radar research and improved on
the knowlage of these radar systems, the research expanding over time to the radar systems of
the present day.
Low-level oblique aerial reconnaissance photo of a German FuGM 402 'Wassermann' long-range
early warning radar site at Bergen-aan-Zee, Netherlands. Taken at an altitude of 100 feet with a
forward-facing Type F.52 (14-inch lens) aerial camera in the nose of de Havilland Mosquito PR
Mark XVI, MM355, flown by the CO of No. 540 Squadron RAF, Wing Commander John R H
Merifield (navigator F/L Whalley), 21 August 1944.
